ANKARA, SKOPJE, BEIRUT  

A Turkish state-run aid agency sent aid packages to North Macedonia, Lebanon and Tunisia amid novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 

In North Macedonia, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) distributed 2,500 packages of food, cleaning and hygiene products with the help of a local non-governmental organization. 

Turkey’s Ambassador to Skopje Hasan Mehmet Sekizkok thanked TIKA and emphasized the importance of collaboration in these difficult times. 

TIKA also sent help packages to Lebanon as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country.

The campaign was initiated by the Turkish Embassy in Beirut

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